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When the full moon hits.	By : Solaris Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 7228 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Author�s Note: My thanks goes out to the following people :

Rhonda, zararavenwood, Estelle Took, Faith Stoto, Albina Samara, and Devona.

Chapter Four.

The mail room for Judge Rainwater was busy as a couple of witches were looking over the letters that were dropped off by that morning owls. One owl came from Hogwarts, which one of the witches took the letter from and opened it as usually it came from the teachers requesting an interview with a judge or sending a letter to one of them. The young witch read the letter and placed it in Judge Rainwater�s box which would be given to him when he came in.

�Hey Sammie, think Judge Rainwater want to see this letter first?� asked one of the witches, after she read the letter she placed in his box.

Sammie was busy with a letter as she looked at her friend. She was a black haired, light creamy complexion witch with a quill hanging off her right ear. She looked shocked as she blinked couple of times. �What does it say, Beatrice?�

�It says, �Dear Judge Rainwater, My name is Remus Lupin and I am writing on the behalf of Harry Potter. He would like to have the trial transcript of the convicted murderer Sirius Black in the year 1981 as he wants to look them over to see if there was anything that would warrant a new trial for Mr. Black. Thank you, Remus Lupin, Professor of the Defense Against The Dark Arts. Hogwarts.� I think he should get this immediately.� Beatrice stated.

�I must agree with you. I can hand deliver it to him as I am his assistant. He�ll read it and want to make sure that the young Mr. Potter will get the transcript.� Sammie stated, as she placed the letter in her pocket.

�Oh, here he comes. You better give it him now before he gets into his office.� Beatrice whispered as she noticed Judge Rainwater leaving the elevator.

Sammie stood up and headed towards the office door to open it when Judge Rainwater started to talk to one of the runners that came up to him. She waited by the door till he was done talking with the runner. �Judge Rainwater, this letter just arrived for you from Hogwarts. It�s from one of the Professors there. A request for a trial transcript from a Harry Potter, sir,�

Judge Rainwater looked up at the girl when he heard the name Harry Potter. He took the letter from her and silently read it. �Samantha, I want you to go into the files in the archive room and find the transcript on Sirius Black. They convicted him in November 1981.�

�Yes sir. I�ll get right on it.� Samantha replied, as she hurried down the corridor to the archive door and entered the archives after signing in.

�So what transcript are you looking for?� asked the wizard behind the desk, watching her as she finished signing in and getting a visitor pass.

�I�m looking for a trial transcript for a convicted murderer done in 1981?�

�Well, there were many trials for murderers during that year. Who is the murderer that you are looking for?� He asked, as they walked through the corridors of the archive room.

�Sirius Black,�

�I remember him. They never did recapture him after he escaped from Azkaban. He�s still on the loose after two years on the run. I remember that the late Barty Crouch Senior had something to do with his trial I think. Sirius Black was committed to Azkaban in November of 1981. He was there for twelve years before he escaped. Not many wizards or witches ever did that, not with those Dementors guarding the place. Now here are the files for that year. Do let me know if you need anything. I�m right at the desk.� The wizard stated before he hurried back to his desk.

Sammie started to scan the boxes to find the month of November and removed the box from the shelf. She walked it over to the desk and started to flip through the numerous files of court dates and now known murderers. She spent the next three hours reading through the files looking for the one file that she knew had to be there. She placed the last file that she pulled from the box back in and sighed. �This is hopeless. I can�t find the transcript to that case. Maybe he can help me locate it?� She got up from her chair and headed to the desk.

�Did you find what you were looking for?� He asked, watching her as she approached.

Sammie shook her head. �The transcript is not there. I looked through each transcript and there is no trial transcript for a Sirius Black. It is like they didn�t hold one for him.�

�It should be there. All wizards and witches who were sent to Azkaban was put up on trial.� He stated.

�I don�t think Sirius Black was given a trial at all. Incarcerated for twelve years for a crime they didn�t convict him legally to. I think they need to fix this before something really bad happens to an innocent man.� Samantha said.

�Well, the transcript might be sealed and that�s why it is not there. Go to the sealed file section for the month of November 1981 and check it there. I�ll recheck the transcripts of that month to see if you might have missed it,� He said, as he headed to the table where the files were on.

Samantha headed to the sealed files and looked at the month of November. But she came up with the same results - nothing. There was nothing on the trial of Sirius Black at all. She went back to the table and sat down next to him. �There is no sealed transcript for the trial of Sirius Black at all.�

The wizard looked at her shocked as he scratched his gray hair. �That is odd. Why would they convict a wizard and not have a trial transcript on the trial itself?�

�I don�t know why but don�t you think they would have done a trial back then?� She asked, twirling a strand of her black hair between her fingers.

�Yes, they held many trials for Death Eaters?� The wizard scratched his head. He then, got a curious look on his face. �Maybe this one fell through the cracks of the trials and wasn�t given one due to the evidence?�

�Maybe but that wouldn�t be very wise not to have one to see if the evidence proved him guilty or innocent?�

�Maybe they didn�t want to give him one or that they forgot to give him one?�

Sammie looked at him. �Who was the person who was responsible for holding trials back then?�

�I believe the late Barty Crouch senior did. But he�s dead, a year after Sirius Black broke out of Azkaban, he was murdered by what they said was his son. It was a whole icky tale from what I heard something to do with He Who Must Not Be Named and Harry Potter.�

�I think Harry Potter is investigating the trial for his godfather to see if there is reason to hold a new one. I need to get this information to Judge Rainwater and let him get the information out to the proper people.� Sammie stated, as she headed for the doors and down the corridor towards Judge Rainwater�s chambers.

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�Are you sure there wasn�t a trial for him at all?� asked Judge Rainwater.

Sammie shook her head. �There wasn�t even a transcript of his trial in the files anywhere. I even looked in the sealed transcript files and found nothing. They didn�t give him a trial at all.�

Judge Rainwater looked at her and shook his head. �I think I need to go to talk to Fudge about this case. He might have taken the file out of the file room to reread it,�

�But it would have been recorded down as being removed from the file room. Everyone has to sign out the files that they are taking out of the room with what it was as Linus would have had it stated so in his book. He checked and there is no record of anyone taking that file out of the file room because there isn�t a file to remove.� Sammie stated calmly.

Judge Rainwater stood up from his leather chair and strode out of his office down the corridor towards the elevator which carried him to the floor to the Minister of Magic�s office. He stood in front of his secretary and asked, �I wish to speak with Mr. Fudge immediately.�

�I�m sorry but he�s busy at the moment, can you wait ten minutes?� she asked.

�Yes, I�ll wait.� He replied, as he walked over to one of the chairs and sat down in it.

It was about ten minutes later, the secretary walked into Mr. Fudge�s office and spoke with him before emerging from the office and looked over to Judge Rainwater. �He will see you now.�

�Thank you,� Judge Rainwater said, as he entered the room to see Fudge sitting behind his desk looking over a letter that he dictated to his Quick Quill. �I want to discuss the Black case.�

�But why?� Fudge asked, looking up at him shocked.

�There was no trial for Sirius Black.� He said coldly.

�There was a trial for him and we found him guilty.� Fudge replied hurriedly like he was afraid of something.

Rainwater knew the only time he spoke fast was if he knew something was not done right. �You really need to check the court files more carefully, Fudge. There was no transcript of a trial for the young man. Barty Crouch Sr. put a possible innocent man away in Azkaban without a trial. I think you need to correct that mistake and do the trial for the man even if he is in hiding as he �escaped� from the prison that he was wrongly placed within or shall I go to the Daily Prophet and tell them how you refused to hold a trial for a Wizard that had no trial at all and make you look like an idiot.�

�You wouldn�t dare! I am the Minister of Magic!� Fudge roared.

�Then, start acting like one instead of a whimpering fool who is scared to admit that the Ministry incarcerated a possible innocent Wizard for 12 years before he escaped.� Rainwater growled out.

�But that might reopen several other cases!� Fudge complained, slamming his hand against his desk hard. �We threw many Death Eaters into Azkaban without one, even though the evidence was great against them as they were caught in the act.�

�So be it. But this man . . . Sirius Black didn�t get one and I believe he needs to be either proven innocent or guilty.� Rainwater said.

�But how do we find out if he is guilty or not?�

�Do you still have his wand?�

�Yes, it is in the evidence room. Why?�

�Because if we see the last spell it cast, it will give evidence against or for Sirius Black�s innocence. Now come, I want to see this wand and see what the last spell it cast for its owner,� Rainwater turned and headed for the door, he looked back at Fudge. �Are you coming or not?�

Fudge looked like he was going to refuse but then said, �All right, I�m coming.�

TBC . . .
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